here. it's ellen. hey, mayor white. how you doing? great. come on in. would you like to see our new police department? yeah, all right. this way. and here it is. completely networked. so, anything happening, suz? she's all good. oh, my gosh. is that my car? [ whirring ] [ female announcer ] the new community. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. >> okay, if you are one of the millions of americans searching for a job, beware of scammers. joining us is a career expert. oh, my gosh, there are lots of red flags. you are without a job, you are trying to pay your bills and make ends meet and look for a job. now, you are vulnerable to people who want to take advantage of you? >> yeah. people are desperate and trying to take advantage. >> you get online. searching for a job, checking out the social media, twitter accounts and facebook. messages are being sent to you in that form that can be wrong? >> twitter scams are saying work from home, make money in your pajamas. >> sounds enticing. >> it's just something to join a pyramid scam. it's no job, just a scam. >> people a

day. but ellen gave her a greener alternative, a bikini made out of kale complete with a matching skirt. >> some other ways you could have gone there. could have been spinach. all this stuff. >> that's it for "daily rundown." >>> coming up next, richard lu. >> andrea mitchell reports with the breaking news on the american hikers. >>> plus, election day all day and we'll be all over the twitter giving you updates. >>> i'm meteorologist bill karins with your business travel forecast. really nice weather conditions out there today. feeling like late summer, early fall. atlanta on the warmer side, sunny and nice and d.c. all the way up i-95 and chicago and detroit look good, little hot in phoenix and rather nice in denver.

switch begins at chevydealer.com. hi, ellen! hi, ellen! hi, ellen! hi, ellen! we're going on a field trip to china! wow. [ chuckles ] when i was a kid, we -- we would just go to the -- the farm. [ cow moos ] [ laughter ] no, seriously, where are you guys going? ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! [ female announcer ] the new classroom. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. welcome to progressive. nice calculator. i'm just trying to save money on my car insurance. you know, with progressive, you get the option to name your price. is that even possible? uh, absolutely. trade? and i still get great service? more like super great. oh, you have a message. "hello." calculator humor. i'll be here all week. i will -- that was my schedule. the freedom to name your price. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> larry: let's go to my old stomping grounds in florida. would you call hurricane earl dangerous, ed? >> it still is, particularly if you live in a coastal area. the outer banks of north carolina and so

south carolina. bill: she found a job, didn't she? mary ellen christian captured and killed a 1000-pound alligator, hooking the gator and fighting for at least two hours before taking it down. martha: look at that thing! look at its hands! mary ellen joins us now. good to have you here. this guy is huge, and you are not that big a woman! how did you do this? >> well, i had some help, martha. we were on a boat, and we went out of black's camp and we had spinning rods set up with heavy line and snatch hooks cast out to the animal and the initial contact was that snatch hook. once we had a couple of hooks in him, we were able to get a har poon in him and get him to the boat. it wasn't that easy. martha: so some have been watching football, hanging out on the weekends. that's what i did! you're a hunter. i mean, you brought in bobcats and what else? this is one of your biggest trophies, right? >> yes. yep, i saw the -- i got a moose but he wasn't that big. we went down to south carolina to hunt alligator. i had a permit, and my husband and i went down and we stayed at black's camp, and we ha

. jennifer gilbert fox 45 news at 10:00. %->> we will know the replacemes for simon, ellen and kara in one week,,replacement juuges were chosen. only one remaining is randy jaakson. many reports say jennifer lopez sigged on as a new judge and stephen tyler, may join the panel. ryan seacrest will make an official announcement of the new panel on wednesday. new season, new judges and a new way to auditiin for american idol. you will not have to wait in lines like these. this season they have partneredú wwth "myspace" to take the audition process online. contestants must be 15 to 28 and submit aavideoono longer than 40 seconds in length. videos are juuged like the live %-american idol when it comes bk %-news.ary, riiht here on fox 4ú >> the ravens get ready to take on the division champions. we will have a complete preview [ male announcer ] antiques can be nice. but you wouldn't want an antique computer. or an antique tv. ♪ or an antique remote control. so why are you still using an antique cable network created in 1948 for your 2010 tv? it's time to hook your tv up to a 100% fiber o

minutes to see how much you can save on motorcycle, rv, and camper insurance. hi, ellen! hi, ellen! hi, ellen! hi, ellen! we're going on a field trip to china! wow. [ chuckles ] when i was a kid, we -- we would just go to the -- the farm. [ cow moos ] [ laughter ] no, seriously, where are you guys going? ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! [ female announcer ] the new classroom. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. >>> jack cafferty is here with the cafferty file. jack? >> well, if the following does not amount to a backdoor amnesty plan, i don't know what does. for our government ignoring the immigration laws, and overrunning states like arizona, the feds will focus on illegal immigrants who have committed serious crimes and that makes sense, but by doing so, the threat of deportation for millions others who are in the u.s. illegally is greatly reduced. "usa today" outlined the recent changes, which is a proposal of prohibiting police officers from using misdemeanor traffic stops to deport people. and i

our full report on wbaltv.com. "medical alert," you have probably seen ellen the generous joke that she loves cough syrup. the fda is not laughing about the disturbing number of cases of teenagers using it to get high. eric edwards has the details. >> it is called robo-tripping referring to the madison wrote a tustin arobo -- robotussin. >> this is a safe medicine, but when you drink a whole bottle or multiple bottles, it opens up to a whole host of problems. you can have heart palpitations, seizures, or lose consciousness. and 2004, the number of emergency room cases grows. >> is a greater problem than we know about. >> this position has been on duty when kids have come in after an overdose. what we notice a pattern that developed in the afternoon about the time that school let out. before we were done, seven or eight of these kids that all around high school age. >> the consumer health-care products association says that these medicines are very safe and the abuse is low. over the counter cough medicines are easily accessible and the gold. for the abuse experts say this may give k

been a dizzying game of musical chairs. on the judges' panel. kara joined, then paula left, and ellen arrived, now simon, ellen, and kara are all gone. the last man standing? randy jackson. >> i'm going to honestly, honestly miss you. it's been a blast. thank you. >> reporter: the big question, can "idol" ever again find the right mix? especially after losing their sharp-tongued standout. simon cowell is launching his own talent show, "the x factor" on fox. >> american idol, without simon it's like "the ellen show" without ellen. it's weird. it will limp along. hopefully, it will find some new chemistry that will make it relevant to a whole new generation. >> reporter: whatever they decide, they better do it soon. callbacks start in a couple of weeks. for "good morning america," jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. her horrific acid attack >> and if they want steven tyler, they have to lay out the bread. >> and j. lo. talk about star power. elton john. steven perry. a lot of star power there. >> like weekend "gma >>> another horrific acid attack leaves a woman severely burned. was it a

", mary ellen reeled in this 9-foot alligator. >>> mr. pickles the 30-foot inflatable gorilla went missing from a car dealership. ,,eryone was surprised when ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪

once and for all who is going to be replacing simon cowell and ellen degeneres on "american idol." "showbiz tonight" is live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on hln and we are still tv's most provocative entertainment news and tv show at 5:00 and 11:00 p.m. pacific. >> now becoming smart about what's happening internationally. let's talk about it's happening here in the u.s. the u.n. general assembly and, of course, ahmadinejad causing some controversy there. >> as always. >> yeah. >> the u.n. general assembly is going to meet this week and flocks of world leaders will be there and the focus of this meeting is going to be on poverty, health and education of developing countries. now, world leaders will take the podium thursday, and we can expect ahmadinejad to be making some comments that we will be watching closely. >> okay. we'll get you to hold that. having a little bit of trouble hearing you here. let's go to munich and talk about oktoberfest coming up. >> oktoberfest, the legendary beer festival kicks off its 200th year anniversary. and wa we're going to expect is the mayor of munich, t

pounds and 13 feet long. look at that. mary ellen marachristian went out on a south carolina lake hunting for alligators. boy did she find one. somehow she fought the gator and actually won. in an early show exclusive she joins us along with her husband mark. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> i've got to ask you how in the world did you hook this gator, over a thousand pounds? >> well, i had help. we went on a blacks' camp and we were in a boat and what you do on an alligator hunt is first your initial strike on the alligator is with a fishing pole and it has very heavy braided line on it with like about 100 test -- >> it grabbed onto that and then you are fighting with it. and what happens next? >> um, well, we stuck him with a harpoon. >> goodness. >> we had two lines on him, got him with a harpoon. >> you had no idea how big this thing was, correct? >> oh, no, no. kevin davis, who was with us, he thought it was probably a ten-foot gator, which was what we were hoping for. so, i had no idea it was that big. >> and how did you get him on the boat? >> we didn't get him on the boa

marry ellen captured and killed this ail gator in south carolina. she fought the beast for two hours before taking it down. having grown up in florida and seen many large gators i'm guessing there might have been a gun involved at some point. not sure you could do that with

, ellen! hi, ellen! hi, ellen! hi, ellen! we're going on a field trip to china! wow. [ chuckles ] when i was a kid, we -- we would just go to the -- the farm. [ cow moos ] [ laughter ] no, seriously, where are you guys going? ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! [ female announcer ] the new classroom. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. >>. >> all right, in the next few minutes, tony hayward, the outgoing bp ceo, and the corporate face of the british disaster goes from a panel. he will talk about what the gulf oil disaster means for deepwater drilling in britain. they are taking a closer look at their own moratorium on deepwater drilling and whether safety and environmental standards need to be changed. >>> back in the gulf, a scientist might have found more cause for concern. deep on the sea floor. cnn's brian todd explains. >> reporter: a deepwater csi in the gulf and a potentially ominous findingle. researchers discover what they say is a substantial layer of oil in the sediment in areas near the d

, look who's here. it's ellen. hey, mayor white. how you doing? great. come on in. would you like to see our new police department? yeah, all right. this way. and here it is. completely networked. so, anything happening, suz? she's all good. oh, my gosh. is that my car? [ whirring ] [ female announcer ] the new community. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. >>> well, the topic of underaged girls for sale is being talk about right now on capitol hill. online child sex trafficking. that's the focus of a hearing that is underway. representative from craigslist expected to be among those to temperature. seeing a live picture of the house judiciary committee as this gets underway. the online site craigslist expected to be there. they recently shut down their adult sites. selling young girls for sex. on this story for us and monitoring the hearing for us and also talked to a woman whose 12-year-old daughter fell victim to online sex trafficking. >> reporter: where are we headed right now? >> we're going upstairs to her bedroom. she's a normal 12-year-old. hannah montana

. ellen degenerous kept her distance. she's a vegan and presented her with a veggie bikini and skirt. >> how's that? >> reporter: in the past, the bacon bra had a moment of flame on flicker, and contestants on "america's next top model" had to wear meat. >> i have to wear beef panties. >> reporter: gaga wore meat once before on the cover of japanese vogue but which pieces did she wear? they think it was brisket or flank steak. >> you see resemblance to the outfit. >> reporter: and then there's that hat. you think that's flank steak? >> looks like it. >> reporter: the meat wasn't dripping but her eyes were as she belted out her new song. ♪ because god makes no mistakes ♪ >> reporter: but he does make steak. we were thinking this is the first dress would you have to refrigerate. >>> tony harris, you hungry? what are you having for dinner? >> a little gaga rare. do you tenderize that? what do you do with that? >> you lightly fry it. >> have a great day. live from studio 7 at cnn world headquarters, the big stories for tuesday, september 14th, back to school clothes shoppers making a

train bridge in new york. ♪ well, look who's here. it's ellen. hey, mayor white. how you doing? great. come on in. would you like to see our new police department? yeah, all right. this way. and here it is. completely networked. so, anything happening, suz? she's all good. oh, my gosh. is that my car? [ whirring ] [ female announcer ] the new community. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. cafferty file". >> do you think your health care costs are going to rise under president obama's new health care law? they've already begun to in some places. chuck writes, it's sure looking that way. this is what happens when you only do a job halfway. republicans should have put their country ahead of themselves and allowed this bill to pass as intended. democrats forcing this bill through should have gone the full nine yards or not done it at all. thanks a lot, guy. your bickering comes back to hurt all of us. jorge writes i don't know if you're being disingenuous or not, but none of the health reform law takes effect until 2014, which was a mistake in its own right. all

, oakley, mountain house. 95 in santa rosa. and low 90s in napa through glen ellen. the cbs 5- and 7-day forecast now does sport that thursday will be the hottest day of all coming up this workweek. triple digits in our inland areas. it's a short-lived heat wave with the numbers coming down with the return of a deepening marine layer over the weekend as we slide towards the holiday on labor day. we'll talk more about that next time around. >> i'm going to ask for more because when i ask, i got it, it seems. >> you shall receive. >>> thanks, roberta. if you drive a hybrid plenty of reason to celebrate and maybe you get to stay in bed a little longer, too. that's coming up in two minutes. that was san jos reed las >>> i have no doubt that our fire union will use whatever they can to their advantage to get bigger raises. >> that was chuck reed acknowledging the public fight over budget cuts for the city's fire department. tonight that debate just got hotter. len ramirez explains being fueled by some audiotape, huh, len. >> reporter: that's right, allen. the audiotape was released today

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pushed for during the mva's and yesterday on ellen. >> and you spent five years in the military before being discharged, correct. >> correct. >> and if you had to summarize this fight and now picked up by lady gaga, what is important about the repeal to you? >> i wanted to serve my country and i was great at it and it's unfair to judge me based on sexual orientation. >> she may have trumped you in the outfit department, don't you think? >> yes. i only wore one outfit and she had many different ones. >> and what was your favorite part over the weekend? >> i think the overall experience i would rate it as a 5 on a level of 5 and the best was when we were in the limo and got to talk to her but she was nervous and so we were and she said follow me and we'll get this done. >> and is this a relationship that will continue in pursuit of this fight now? >> i think so. >> thanks for coming in here. i know you just got back into town from las vegas. best wishes as the campaign continues, david hall. thank you so much. >>> most of the daytime shows here on fox 5 are kicking off new seasons this w

the best time to leave. simon cowel and he will ellen degeneres left at the end of the season. >> not the way you want to start a ten game road trip. the elephant in the room is barry zito. the problem is he just can't win. now, 0-6 since july 16th. oh, by the way, 15 games under 500 since he joined the giants for $126 million some four years ago. tommy is saying do you believe this guy is still in the starting rotation? we like our chances tonight. barry zito with the do-nothing breaking pitch to rob barahaas in the second inning. three hits off the giants. all three have left the yard. buster posey in the third gets it right back for the giants with a clean single into left center-field off chad billingsly to make it 2-2. in the bottom of the inning zito can't hold them. walks the bases with two out. the pitcher strokes it to right. he can't make the play out there. hasn't done anything either for the giants since coming over from kansas city. billingsly8 innings and no earned runs. padres won and the giants are three back. 4-2 is the final. >> crime and punishment can't instigate s

and low 80s will be common around the wine country anywhere from glen ellen through sonoma into napa. this weekend we have the art and wine festival in saratoga. lots of sunshine at 95 degrees. speaking of 95, yes, we're talking triple digits by monday inland. record heat right here in the bay area. that's a prolonged heat wave. mid-90s through this time next week. clouds and shadows, karen thank you for your mypix. keep them coming at cbs5.com. and we'll be right back after this. ,,,, people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capital one bank. with interest plus savings, go to capitalone.com!!!!! what's in your wallet? this sunday's game against the arizona cardinals. after bruce chants at halfti >>> blues gradkowski is the starting quarterback against the cardinals. yeah, after bruce chants at halfti

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when she came to idol. but she feels this is the best time to leave. simon cowel and he will ellen degeneres left at the end of the season. >> not the way you want to start a ten game road trip. the elephant in the room is barry zito. the problem is he just can't win. now, 0-6 since july 16th. oh, by the way, 15 games under 500 since he joined the giants for $126 million some four years ago. tommy is saying do you believe this guy is still in the starting rotation? we like our chances tonight. barry zito with the do-nothing breaking pitch to rob barahaas in the second inning. three hits off the giants. all three have left the yard. buster posey in the third gets it right back for the giants with a clean single into left center-field off chad billingsly to make it 2-2. in the bottom of the inning zito can't hold them. walks the bases with two out. the pitcher strokes it to right. he can't make the play out there. hasn't done anything either for the giants since coming over from kansas city. billingsly8 innings and no earned runs. padres won and the giants are three back. 4-2 is the

will perform at the orleans hotel in las vegas. we'll be right back. hi, ellen! we're going on a field trip to china! wow. [ chuckles ] when i was a kid, we -- we would just go to the -- the farm. [ cow moos ] [ laughter ] no, seriously, where are you guys going? ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! [ female announcer ] the new classroom. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. in 2008 i quit venture capital to follow my passion for food. i saw a gap in the market for a fresh culinary brand and launched behindtheburner.com. we create and broadcast content and then distribute it across tv, the web, and via mobile. i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. (announcer) everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn. >> i'm don lemon in atlanta. it is really coming down in

announced the songwriter stepping down after two seasons. judges simon cowell and ellen degeneres also left the show. rocker steven tyler and jennifer lopez are reportedly front-runners to join the panel. >>> some very special twins making their debut at a japanese zoo. you can't get much cuter than this pair of twin panda cubs. brother and sister, three weeks ago -- i should say just 3 weeks ago. they've quadrupled in weight to a healthy 1.5 pounds. >>> back to you guys. >> is it just me? they get really cute when they get big. >> not quite there yet? >> right there. >> wow! you're saying that's a face only a mother can love? >> yeah, i am. they get fatter, they'll be cuter. some hair, maybe, more hair. >> dissing the poor pandas. >> they'll be cute one day. thank you. >> bill karens on the plaza. >> everyone thinks it's cute as can be, fuzzy things. just hairy at this point. let's talk about your 60th birthday, right? >> yes. >> who is this. >> daughter leah. >> oldest sister. >> how was she when she was young? >> no comment. >> oh! it is her 60th birthday, we'll be nice. have a wond

that simon cowell and ellen degeneres have left. >> so is she going to be the mean one now that powell is gone? probably not. she seems like a nice person. >> she does, but what i say is jenny's leave fg the block heading to "american idol" which means, anderson, you're going to have to wait longer for her next musical offering. thank the lord. >> miss paula abdul, i miss the weeping, the rambling, the incoherence, i miss it all. >> the slightly glazed look, whatever your name is. great performance. >> not even sure who was performing. i love it. >> stick with j. lo. i'll get you through this. >> back to the late primary results next, also tonight getting closer, big day in the big bid to rescue the trapped miners in chile. ice 1) we've detected an anomaly... (voice 2) how bad is it? (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they're pinging more targets... (voice 3) isolate... prevent damage... (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again. ♪ >>> really interesting night of politics here, we're covering throughout this hour and into the next hour th

who he is. he's next. >> now, for our answer to the quote of the day. ellen degeneres said that. you know who knew it? becky in holland, michigan. becky, congratulations. you're our winner today on friday's "fox & friends." [ maln dream of completely transforming how new york city manages i.t. or, like bmc software, you can dream it and do it. bmc lists on nasdaq, the world's most innovative can-do exchange. [ woman ] chopping and peeling can be kinda relaxing at the end of the day. [ female announcer ] relaxing for who? try new market creations from lean cuisine. the new steam pouch locks in the fresh taste of crisp veggies, tender chicken, and al dente pasta, new market creations from lean cuisine. it's work through the grime and the muck, month. tow and pull without getting stuck month. sweat every day to make an honest buck...month. and if you're gonna try and do this in anything other than a chevy... well, good luck...month. great deals on the complete family of chevy trucks all backed for a hundred thousand miles. it's truck month. now buy this 2011 all-star edition silver

, ellen, the district director met in memphis. brittany johnson, who is the director in the area of health care, the whole office worked on the issue and we brought it as a bill, but we also had it included in the first health care bill that the health care bill that passed this house. and it was featured in the speaker's bullet points about what it could possibly do for infant mortality, for this to be the largest outreach program that the federal government has ever engaged in and this is an authorization to find answers to the problem of infant mortality. of course, because of the situation of politics in the senate, we had to go to a reconciliation, there wasn't a conference committee, and this part of the health care bill wasn't included because the senate didn't have it and reconciliation didn't allow it for proposals like this that didn't add to it or decrease from the budget. this was an authorization, so it didn't make it to the final phase because of what happened in massachusetts. that hurt us in what can be an important step forward for mothers and children. we hope that